STORE 344

Welcome to Store 344, the 344 Company Store! Obviously, a lot of the items on the site are commercially available—CDs, DVDs, books I’ve designed for others—but this is a list of things where I’m out front as the author. How would you feel about cementing our nerdy love affair by… you know… you buying something?

LetterHeads

If you’d like to order a personally inscribed copy of LetterHeads, you’ve come to the right place!

In fact, 344 Questions is composed entirely of questions designed to help you determine where you are in your life and career, where you want to be, and how to get there. It’s a therapy session on paper. Hopefully, you’ll also laugh along the way.

The Monster Maker App

Make your own monsters in the style of the Daily Monsters® and send them to your friends. Blow the ink with your finger. Add eyes and mouths and arms and pants from the over 200 elements in the PARTS palette—all handmade exclusively for this app—or draw your own! Pop up a speech bubble and make your monster say something profound. You can pose for a photo with your creature and post it to Facebook or Twitter! You can even make T-shirts and mugs and stuff through Zazzle right from inside the app!

12 Bigger Monsters

A portfolio of a dozen 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm) Daily Monster drawings, limited to 100 copies, presented in a custom made Dupioni silk case with magnetic closures. Each print is signed and numbered in pencil. By me. Took for-EVER!

Portfolio case: Custom-made 12.5 x 16.5 (31.8 x 41.9 cm) casecovered in iridescent silk that changes color from tan to bright pink depending on viewing angle. The case has hardcover flaps, a hidden magnetic closure, and a custom Daily Monster liner. The cover of each case is blind-debossed with the number 12 in a 5.25 in. (13.3 cm) diameter circle.

Shipping: Each portfolio is protected by a clear, resealable Mylar bag, and sjips inside a bubble-lined polybag envelope, which is packed in a snug corrugated cardboard mailer. each portfolio ships with a pair of archival gloves of nylon or cotton, so you can handle the prints without risk of unsightly fingerprints.

And the photographs are excellent without exception! I know this, because I selected them from thousands of submissions from renowned designers such as Marian Bantjes, Ed Fella, Bryony Gomez-Palacio, Jeri Heiden, Jessica Helfand, Julia Hoffmann, Paul Sahre, and Jakob Trollbäck—and then put them into what I think is an interesting—hell, possibly even an evocative sequence for you. Order your copy now. You won’t be sorry you did.

Here’s the official text: As visual creatives, graphic designers are well informed about photography. They often carry around a camera, but rarely share the same concerns as professional photographers. As a result, the photographs they produce are distinctly unconventional and often appear in their design work—in fact, a glance at a designer’s personal photography will offer vital clues into their working methods and obsessions. Selected from the personal portfolios of the world’s most innovative and creative graphic designers, “The Graphic Eye” includes every type of photographic image, from macro details and funny moments, to found type, street scenes, rare objects, and monumental vistas. The book also includes personal portraits, quirky fashions, and organic and manmade colos, textures, and environments. This book is a unique and inspirational reference library of innovative imagery.

At the end of 2006 I filmed myself drawing an ink-blot monster every day for 100 days and posted the time-lapsed videos online. The clips got an overwhelming response from all corners of the globe as visitors became collaborators and submitted stories about the trials and triumphs of each unique monster every day. The book contains all 100 Monsters, 257 of my favorite stories, a brilliant foreword from Ze Frank, and some additional goodies.

The included DVD archives all 100 Daily Monster® video clips, 701 bonus comments and stories, one Real Time Monster, a special video message from me to you, and 10 Open Source Ink Blots™ that let you make your own Daily Monsters.

Here’s the official blurb: “All Access” takes a “before they were stars” look at twenty-five giants in the graphic design industry by juxtaposing an edited selection of the stars’ “greatest hits” with their “pre-fame” work.

The book reveals their visual history, the first pieces that made them stars, their transitional work and the eventual breakthrough pieces that caused their names to be known around the world. Insightful text exploring mentors, education and eureka moments complements this visual timeline illustrating the journey from struggling novice to master designer.

In addition to the twenty-five giants, “All Access” also profiles twenty of the most exciting upcoming design stars from around the globe. As with the masters, the book explores their road to early success and shows the groundbreaking and inspiring work that is lifting these young designers into the spotlight.

Medals For Love
Reward Yourself For Your Romantic Heroism

For over two thousand years, heroic deeds and extraordinary service in the public sphere have been rewarded with medals. But what about more personal victories and accomplishments? Don’t they require bravery and stamina? Isn’t the quest for love every bit as fraught with peril and sublime in spirit as any martial or athletic undertaking?

For the first time in one volume—or any volume—are hereby gathered forty of the most important medals awarded in the contemporary romantic quest, tracing the path from disenchantment and heartbreak to healing, romantic rebirth, and the happy ending of true love.

The perfect gift for anybody who has ever loved or aspired to love, for dumper or dumpee, gay or straight, young or old, single or married, hot or not, and everybody else, too!

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